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Pilates Compared With High Intensity Interval Training for Fitness in People With Asthma

Compares Pilates with high intensity interval training for fitness in people with asthma.

Key facts

Who runs it
Horus University
Where
Damietta, EgyptSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Effect of Pilates Training Versus High Intensity Interval Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Asthmatic Patients
Status
Not yet recruiting
People taking part
51 people, planned
Started
25 Jul 2026
Expected to end
30 Nov 2026
Type of study
Interventional, 3 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Pilates exercises
  • low-volume high-intensity interval training
  • diaphragmatic breathing exercise.
Record updated
27 July 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults aged 30 to 40 with asthma who are medically stable, overweight, and can exercise. It compares Pilates training with high intensity interval training.

Age
30 to 40 years
Sex
Men and women can join.
Disease stage
Asthma that is partially controlled, with an Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) score from 0 to 1.5.
Biomarker or test result
Body mass index 25.0 - 29.9 (overweight).

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Bone, muscle or joint limits, unstable heart condition, or any reason not to exercise
  • Uncontrolled high blood pressure
  • Problems with thinking or memory (cognitive impairment)
  • Severe anaemia
  • Pregnancy

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • 51 patients diagnosed with a clinical diagnosis of asthma and a history of respiratory illness, aged between 30 and 40 years
  • Medically stable and capable of performing physical exercise
  • All participants provided written informed consent before enrollment
  • body mass index 25.0 - 29.9 (overweight)
  • Patients with partially controlled asthma according to the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) from 0 to 1.5

Who cannot take part

  • Recent cardiothoracic surgery
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Participants with musculoskeletal limitations, cardiovascular instability, or any contraindications to exercise were excluded
  • Cognitive impaired patients
  • Severe Anemic patients
  • Pregnancy

Check if you might fit

Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.

  • Are you between 30 and 40 years old?

Where in Egypt

  • out-patient clinic, faculty of physical therapy, Horus universityDamietta, EgyptContact: Ghidaa Elmahdi Eldomiaty, Assistant lecturerNo longer taking part

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

To compare the effect of Pilates Training Versus High Intensity Interval Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Asthmatic Patients.

The 3 groups in the trial

  • Pilates exercisesTreatment being tested

    Patients will receive Pilates exercises administered to Group A include five movements: The Hundred, Single Leg Stretch, Side Kick, Toe Taps, and Leg Pull Front all performed with structured breathing patterns to emphasize respiratory control and core stabilization.

    Treatment: Pilates exercises and diaphragmatic breathing exercise.

  • low-volume high-intensity interval trainingTreatment being tested

    Patients will receive low-volume high-intensity interval training. Participants will perform 3-minute High Intensity Interval Training intervals on a treadmill at 85- 90% of heart rate reserve, each followed by 2 minutes of moderate-intensity active recovery at 60% -70% of eart rate reserve. The total time spent in the exercise session is 25-30 minutes.

    Treatment: low-volume high-intensity interval training and diaphragmatic breathing exercise.

  • Diaphragmatic breathing exercisesExisting treatment, for comparison

    Diaphragmatic breathing exercises involve inhaling slowly through the nose while keeping the chest still and allowing the diaphragm to move the stomach. This is performed in a supine position, with one hand on the chest and the other on the belly, ensuring minimal chest movement. Practitioners typically inhale and exhale over six seconds each.

    Treatment: diaphragmatic breathing exercise.

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Effect of Pilates Training Versus High Intensity Interval Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Asthmatic Patients
Plain-language title
Pilates Compared With High Intensity Interval Training for Fitness in People With AsthmaGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Fit questions
Built from NCT07728578, who can take part
Record updated
27 July 2026